The brand’s new mid-range offering, the Realme P1 Pro, starts at Rs 21,999 in India. It has a 120Hz AMOLED display, a 50MP dual camera and a 5000mAh battery that supports 45W fast charging. With this price and specifications, the Redmi Note 13 is ready to compete with the Pro, which starts at Rs 23,990. Let’s see how these two phones compare to find the best phone under Rs 25,000.
Realme P1 Pro vs Redmi Note 13 Pro: design
Both the Realme P1 Pro and Redmi Note 13 Pro offer a unique design that sets them apart from their competitors. The Realme P1 Pro is available in two colors – Blue and Red, while the Redmi Note 13 Pro is available in three colors – White, Black and Purple. Red dominates the Realme phone, while purple dominates the Redmi phone. However, the choice depends on your taste.
The Realme P1 Pro has curved edges while the Redmi Note 13 Pro has flat edges. You can choose what is most convenient for you. If you want a thinner and lighter device, go for the Redmi Note 13 Pro, which weighs 187g and is 8mm wide, while the Realme P1 Pro is heavier and slightly thicker at 217g and 8.4mm.
The Realme P1 Pro is extremely dust and water resistant with an IP65 rating, while the Redmi Note 13 Pro only has an IP54 rating. Realme also claims that the P1 Pro’s display responds well even to raindrops.
Realme P1 Pro vs Redmi Note 13 Pro: display
The Realme P1 Pro offers more space at 6.7 inches with a screen-to-body ratio of 90.4 percent (compared to the Note 13 Pro’s 6.67-inch screen-to-body ratio of 89.8 percent). However, with a smaller screen and a resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels, the Redmi Note 13 Pro offers a higher pixel density of 446 PPI, while the Realme P1 Pro’s screen resolution is 1080 x 2412 and 398 PPI.
Redmi Note 13 Pro also supports 68B color, 1800 nits peak brightness and Gorilla Glass Victus (950 nits peak brightness on Realme P1 Pro vs 1B colors). The other two are AMOLED panels with a 120 Hz refresh rate.
Realme P1 Pro vs Redmi Note 13 Pro: Performance, Software
The Realme P1 Pro has an AnTuTu score of 5,92,957, which is slightly higher than the Redmi Note 13 Pro’s score of 5,80,250. These are preliminary comprehensive test results and only after the review can we get a better idea of how the Realme phone performs compared to its competitors. Realme P1 Pro comes with 8GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. This type of storage is faster and more efficient than UFS 2.2 in the Redmi Note 13 Pro.
The Realme phone runs Android 14 with Realme UI. Get 2 years of Android OS updates and 3 years of security patches. Redmi phones ship with MIUI based on Android 13 but can be updated to HyperOS based on Android 14. The company promises three years of operating system upgrades and four years of security updates.
Realme P1 Pro vs. Redmi Note 13 Pro: Camera
The Realme P1 Pro has two cameras on the back. The reader is a 50 megapixel sensor that supports OIS. This camera is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera with an ultra-wide angle of 112 degrees. On the other hand, the Redmi Note 13 Pro is equipped with a 200-megapixel main camera with OIS, an 8-megapixel 118-degree ultra-wide camera and a 2-megapixel macro module.
So Redmi offers more cameras, a primary camera with a higher resolution and a secondary camera with a slightly larger field of view. Meanwhile, both phones feature a 16-megapixel selfie camera, 1080p 30FPS video recording on the front and 4K30 video recording on the back.